Inside Out: For her commitment to expand immigrant rights, her work during the pandemic and with the underserved, she’s a ‘CUNY Hero’
Updated Apr 11, 2021;
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Hina Naveed at her graduation from the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York. (Courtesy/Mitchell Abramson) Staten Island Advance
While she cared for COVID-19 patients as a volunteer with the New York City Medical Reserve Corps at the height of the pandemic, Hina Naveed spent nights with her head in the books at the CUNY School of Law. A registered nurse, she earned her juris doctorate on Jan. 14, her third degree, from the City University of New York.